Most people would think twice before buying a book that only contained 96 pages. No matter the subject, it’s a low page count, and unless you’re looking at books for little kids most adults would pass. You’d be missing a gem of a compilation were you to pass up the photo-packed Star Trek: The Visual Dictionary. Published by DK, the publishing house known for over-sized hardcovers full of lavish, detailed photography on a variety of subjects, Star Trek: The Visual Dictionary delivers where recent Star Trek books have come up short.
As we discussed in past reviews here at borg.com, the Star Trek Vault and Star Trek: The Next Generation 365 both suffered from poor quality photographs and images featured in their book design that were simply too small to glean much detail. Star Trek: The Visual Dictionary delivers exactly what it promises, rare imagery and props from the studio archives, including material from all five live-action TV series and the first ten Star Trek movies. DK’s high-quality, many over-sized, images provide fans with a unique opportunity to see Star Trek characters, aliens, and technology in a level of detail that hasn’t been achieved in a full-color Star Trek volume since the Michael Westmore and Alan Sims bookStar Trek: Aliens & Artifacts released 13 years ago.
